SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

Note the Romanian Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class pinned to his left breast.

NAME: General der Infanterie Martin Gareis

PW NO:          B816211

RANK:           General der Infanterie

CAPTURED:  Hagenow / Mecklenb, Northern Germany

PLACE OF BIRTH:   Berlin-Buch/Kreis Niederbarnim

DATE OF DEATH:    26 February 1976

PLACE OF DEATH: Kreuth bei Rottach-Egern

NATIONALITY:       German

RELIGION:

OCCUPATION:        Regular Soldier

HEIGHT:

WEIGHT:

NEXT OF KIN:

Promotions:

• 21 December 1909: Entered the Army as a Fähnrich in the Infanterie-Regiment Großherzog Friedrich Franz II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (4. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 24 after passing out from the Cadet Corps.
• 3 July 1910-10 April 1911: Detached to the Potsdam War School.
• 1 February 1914: Detached to the Machinegun Company of Infantry Regiment 24.
• 20 October 1914: Wounded/in hospital.
• 15 February 1915: Detached as an Instructor to the Machinegun Training Course in Döberitz.
• 8 April 1915: Company Leader in Infantry Regiment 24.
• 30 September 1916: Machinegun Officer on Staff of Infantry Regiment 24.
• 14 October 1916: Regimental Adjutant of Infantry Regiment 24.
• 23 October 1918: Adjutant of the 12th Infantry Brigade.
• 1 April 1919: Adjutant of the Berlin II District Command.
• 1 August 1919: Transferred to Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 30 and Adjutant of the Field Supplementary Battalion of Reichswehr Brigade XV in Angermünde.
• 1 December 1919: While retaining his previous position, transferred to Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 103.
• 1 February 1920: Adjutant of the Garrison Command in Brandenburg/Havel.
• 15 May 1920: Platoon Leader in Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 5.
• 15 October 1920: Commander of the Training Battalion of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
• 17 July 1922: Signals Officer on Staff of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
• 12 March 1923: Regimental Adjutant of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
• 1 October 1927: Chief of the 11th Company of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
• 26 November 1928-9 December 1928: Detached to the Gas Protection Course in Berlin.
• 1 October 1931: Transferred to the staff of the II. Battalion of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
• 1 February 1932: Adjutant of Infantry Leader II and Commander of Mecklenburg.
• 1 October 1933: Transferred to Schwerin Military District Command.
• 1 October 1934: Commander of the II. Battalion of Infantry Regiment “Allenstein.”
• 15 October 1935: Commander of the II. Battalion of Infantry Regiment 2.
• 12 October 1937: Commander of Teaching Group B at the München War School.
• 1 March 1939: Army High Command Leader Reserve, then placed at the disposal of Wehrkreis [Military District] VII and then delegated with the training of the Landesschützen (“Territorial” or Local Defense Forces) Units in Bavaria.
• 25 September 1939: Commander of Infantry Regiment 282 of the 98th Infantry Division. [Commanded by Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, the 98th Infantry Division took part in the invasions of France in May-June 1940 and the Soviet Union from July 1941.] 
• 31 December 1941: Delegated with the leadership of the 98th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front.
• 1 February 1942: Commander of the 98th Infantry Division (to 1 February 1944) on the Eastern Front.
• 1 April 1944: Army High Command Leader Reserve.